Past and Present of the Verbs to Read and to Write Essays on Literacy
Ferreiro, Emilia; Mark Fried (Trans.)
Published by Groundwood Books | Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, Toronto & Berkeley, 2003
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pp. 80. Slim 12mo. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; as new and housed in fine dustjacket. Appears unread; fine. Every period and every historical circumstance has given new meaning to the verbs to read and to write. New technologies are introducing profound and rapid change in the ways in which we communicate and receive information. They require greater flexibility in the way we use written language. Whereas poor countries have not overcome illiteracy, rich countries are finding that a basic education does not guarantee the creation of fully functional readers. While some of us are fluent in the language of hypertext, email and the virtual pages of non-existent books, there are others who have not mastered newspapers, books or libraries. If democracy is incompatible with the illiteracy of its citizens, full democracy requires a deep ability to read beyond the deciphering of words. This ability is the right of children who will grow up as free citizens in a world where linguistic and cultural diversity are as important as biodiversity. Emilia Ferrerio is one of the great thinkers in the Americas on these issues. Three of her most important lectures are presented in this book. Her views have changed the systems of education in her own country, Mexico, and have had a radical impact on education in Brazil.…
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- Title
- Past and Present of the Verbs to Read and to Write Essays on Literacy
- Author
- Ferreiro, Emilia; Mark Fried (Trans.)
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books | Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, Toronto & Berkeley
- Publication year
- 2003
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0888995563
- ISBN 13
- 9780888995568
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Emilia Ferrerio is one of the great thinkers in the Americas on these issues. Three of her most important lectures are presented in this book. Her views have changed the systems of education in her own country, Mexico, and have had a radical impact on education in Brazil.
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